Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Beijing, capital of China, on Sunday. “As Pakistan and China commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations, I look forward to engaging with President XiJinping and the Chinese leadership while reaffirming our shared commitment to further strengthening the enduring bond of friendship between ourContinue Reading
ADDIS ABABA — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for accelerated response and preparedness measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and 10 other high-risk countries to rapidly contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak. Addressing an online press briefing on SaturdayContinue Reading
China launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship on Sunday, which will send three astronauts to its orbiting Tiangong space station. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Shenzhou-23 crew consists of mission commander Zhu Yangzhu, along withContinue Reading
A group of foreign journalists travelled from Moscow to Starobelsk in the Russian-controlled Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) on Sunday following a deadly strike on a college and dormitory building that Russia has blamed on Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said more than 50 journalists from 19 countriesContinue Reading
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a state visit to China through May 28.Continue Reading
China’s space station will step up support for the country’s first crewed lunar landing, scheduled to be achieved by 2030, the China Manned Space Agency said on Saturday. As a national space lab, the Chinese space station Tiangong, which means Heavenly Palace, has offered strong support in training aContinue Reading
Xinhua Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu (C), Zhang Zhiyuan (R) and Li Jiaying, or Lai Ka-ying in Cantonese, for the upcoming Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 23, 2026. Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Li Jiaying, orContinue Reading
By He Qi in Shanghai | CHINA DAILY China’s zero-tariff policy for 53 African diplomatic partners took effect on May 1, boosting coffee imports via Shanghai, China’s key port, and benefiting numerous African coffee farmers. The Hongqiao International Coffee Industry Chain Ecosystem Conference was held in Shanghai from TuesdayContinue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed a “new stage” in bilateral ties as they agreed to further extend a China-Russia friendship treaty and pledged to work together for a more just and equitable world order. Putin’s two-day state visit marked his 25th tripContinue Reading
Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a tea chat on Wednesday night at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi said that over the years, he and Putin have maintained frequent and close exchanges, and jointly created a new model of major-countryContinue Reading
